Search for dissertations about: "PTSD"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 63 swedish dissertations containing the word PTSD.

  2. 21. Posttraumatic Stress and Cognitive Processes in Patients with Burns

    Author : Josefin Sveen; Mimmie Willebrand; Bengt Gerdin; Christina Hultman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Burn; Posttraumatic stress disorder; Outcome Assessment; Injuries; Trauma; Psychological distress; Psychiatric Disorders; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychology; Psykologi; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Abstract : A severe burn is one of the most traumatic injuries a person can experience. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is relatively common after burns, and can be devastating for the individual’s possibilities for recovery. READ MORE

  4. 22. Neuropsychological assessment of cognitive function in posttramatic stress disorder: a study of Bosnian war veterans

    Author : Maida Koso; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Posttraumatic stress disorder; cognitive functions; memory; attention;

    Abstract : The present work assessed cognitive functions, such as attention, memory, and cognitive flexibility, in 20 Bosnian men with combat-related PTSD, acquired during the Balkan war 1992-1996. Veterans with chronic PTSD were tested – 7 years after the end of the hostilities – with a battery consisting of the Sustained Attention to Response Task, the Hayling Sentence Completion Test, the Trail Making Test, the Rivermead Behavioural Memory Test and the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (verbal part); two questionnaires – Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Posttraumatic Diagnostic Scale – were also administered. READ MORE

  5. 23. Post-traumatic stress disorder and life events among recently resettled refuges

    Author : Hans Peter Söndergaard; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: In refugee health, one topic is how important posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is from a public health point of view. The present study was initiated in order to study the prevalence of PTSD through structured assessment in a group of recently resettled refugees, to study important classes of present life events and their interaction with health by means of qualitative and quantitative methods as well as hormonal markers. READ MORE

  6. 24. Induced Abortions and Posttraumatic Stress - Is there any relation? : A Swedish multi-centre study

    Author : Inger Wallin Lundell; Agneta Skoog Svanberg; Inger Sundström Poromaa; Susanne Georgsson Öhman; Berit Schei; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Abortion Induced; Stress Disorders Posttraumatic; Anxiety; Depression; Mental Health; Personality Traits; Ambulatory Care Facilities; Medicinsk vetenskap; Medical Science;

    Abstract : Introduction: Induced abortion is a common medical intervention. Whether psychological sequelae might follow induced abortion has long been a subject of concern among researchers, and there is lack of knowledge about the relationship between posttraumatic disorder (PTSD) and induced abortion. READ MORE

  7. 25. Consequences of rape : injuries, posttraumatic stress and neuroendocrinological changes

    Author : Anna Tiihonen Möller; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Each year, approximately 3-4% of the Swedish female population experiences a sexual assault. Only a small percentage of these women will report the assault to the police, and even fewer will seek medical help. READ MORE